Neat Things
Jul. 6th, 2009 04:57 pmPaleontology and Creationism Meet But Don't Mesh - NY Times article. A bunch of scientists go to the Creationism Museum.
10 Fantastic Futuristic Materials that Actually Exist - blog article. Really interesting!
Flowchart for Determining What Your Favorite Summer '09 Blockbuster Will Be - LJ post. Hilarious.
Bulwer-Lytton 2009 Contest Winners - the annual "worst opening sentence" contest. My favorite? "The gutters of Manhattan teemed with the brackish slurry indicative of a significant though not incapacitating snowstorm three days prior, making it seem that God had tripped over Hoboken and spilled his smog-flavored slurpie all over the damn place."
MoveOn.Org: Stop the Crackdown - petition. Protest in support of the Iranian people.
Palais d'Hiver by
b_hallward - fic. Dorian wrote me a story! Um, in January. But I just now realized, and so I encourage you all to go and read and love it, as I do. Yami no Matsuei, Hisoka, G.
the_good_dollar - LJ community supporting charity. Very nice cause.
The Intersection of Race and Steampunk - blog article. Really fascinating and well-written post about the role of colonialism in the steampunk genre/community.
10 Fantastic Futuristic Materials that Actually Exist - blog article. Really interesting!
Flowchart for Determining What Your Favorite Summer '09 Blockbuster Will Be - LJ post. Hilarious.
Bulwer-Lytton 2009 Contest Winners - the annual "worst opening sentence" contest. My favorite? "The gutters of Manhattan teemed with the brackish slurry indicative of a significant though not incapacitating snowstorm three days prior, making it seem that God had tripped over Hoboken and spilled his smog-flavored slurpie all over the damn place."
MoveOn.Org: Stop the Crackdown - petition. Protest in support of the Iranian people.
Palais d'Hiver by
The Intersection of Race and Steampunk - blog article. Really fascinating and well-written post about the role of colonialism in the steampunk genre/community.